Over 2500 anti-government protesters disrupted Thailand's parliament on Friday, as they surrounded the building and blocked cars from entering the premises.
Dressed in yellow, protesters from the People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD), forced the speaker to postpone a debate on a reconciliation bill that could allow theformer Prime Minister, Thaksin Shinawatra to return.
Shinawatra was ousted from power by a military coup in 2006, and is currently in self-imposed exile.
Protesters assert that the proposed reconciliation bill would grant Shinawatra effective amnesty from a conviction for corruption.
The parliamentary speaker, Somsak Kiatsuranont, said,
"I have ordered the meeting to be postponed indefinitely to preserve the atmosphere and peace in the country,"
"We'll have to analyse the situation before determining when the meeting will be held again."
